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The United States has a real rainforest ecosystem, and that is located in the Pacific Northwest, aka the states of Oregon and Washington, which are definitely on a coastline. It is a temperate rainforest - I am willing to bet you know only of the jungle kind. I do not know as of this post if the ecosystem extends a wee bit northwards into Canada.

Hey, that's interesting, I thought that they meant the rainforest of Amazonas, since I am living in the coastline of Ecuador, so now I learned something new!

"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident."

- Schopenhauer

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Like crabbcakes said, the taste can vary by brand even if you grab the same flavors. I only like sardines in olive oil. Nevertheless, I've bought sardines in olive oil from one brand and liked them and the same but another brand and hated it. Unfortunately, I forget to write down which brands are good/bad.

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Cento skinless and boneless sardines packed in olive oil are fantastic.
I subscribe the them by the case on Amazon. They are from Morocco.
Many fish per can, mild, great with almost any hot sauce straight up.

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Sometimes I'll make a salad and put a can of sardines on top and mix it all up. If I'm REALLY feeling adventurous, I'll also add a can of...ANCHOVIES! (Both of my parents love anchovies so I got it honestly.) Drizzle the salad with vinegar, olive oil, then a dash of salt, pepper, and sesame oil...terrific.

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Sometimes I'll make a salad and put a can of sardines on top and mix it all up. If I'm REALLY feeling adventurous, I'll also add a can of...ANCHOVIES! (Both of my parents love anchovies so I got it honestly.) Drizzle the salad with vinegar, olive oil, then a dash of salt, pepper, and sesame oil...terrific.

I call it my "cat food supper."

Sardines and anchovies. Love it. My boyfriend and I would be eating in the bedroom to avoid marauding felines.

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Sardines are great with salsa or tomato sauce, or especially any kind of eggplant or caponata dip / sauce. My mom broke her foot recently and is trying to eat lots of sardines "for the calcium," but she wasn't a huge fan. She got an eggplant and garlic dip at Trader Joe's to eat them with, and now really likes the combo.

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"Rainforest coast sardines"? I did not know that the rainforest had any coastline close to it, so that company must be cheating already by using such a label!

Actually most countries with rain forests have coastlines: Panama, Costa Rica and the rest of Central America, Columbia and Brazil in South America, most of southeast Asia and several countries in Africa.

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Actually most countries with rain forests have coastlines: Panama, Costa Rica and the rest of Central America, Columbia and Brazil in South America, most of southeast Asia and several countries in Africa.

Yep, I can even see from a google map that we also have rainforest here where I live, at the coast of Ecuador, only that it almost never rain there, so it must be a dry rainforest then...

"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident."

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I would second what others have said regarding trying different brands and starting with skinless and boneless sardines.

If you try them and don't like them, try using them mixed with other foods and sauces. Maybe this way you can get used to a little, and will eventually like the whole things by themselves.

You can also try brisling sardines, which are smaller (but I think they always come with bone and skin). If you're turned off by bones, keep in mind that we're talking about a little crunchy texture, not actual hard little bones. Even the fish spine in small canned fish is just a little crunch, it's not at all like bone from larger fish like salmon.